Sydney news

A man is killed after his car hits a tree and catches fire in Canberra's inner north early Sunday morning.

Perth Glory striker Adam Taggart scores a brace, before the Central Coast Mariners comes from three goals down to secure a draw at Perth Oval.

Sydney FC takes local bragging rights with a slick and comprehensive 4-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers in front of an A-League record crowd.

Two workers walked off the job over safety concerns before a fatal accident which saw two men crushed to death by a big concrete slab on a construction site at Brisbane's Eagle Farm Racecourse, the CFMEU reveals.

Victoria police believe a man found with a gunshot wound on a street at Cranbourne, in Melbourne's south-east, was dumped from a car after being shot.

Queensland's Attorney General rejects a plea for an inquest by the man who was jailed for nearly 15 years for the 1991 murder of Ipswich schoolgirl Leanne Holland.

The State Opposition attacks the Government's privatisation plans, after Premier Colin Barnett gave the strongest indication yet he was prepared to sell Western Power.

Four-time winner Jamie Whincup claims pole position for Sunday's Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.

The well-bred Divine Prophet delivers a heavenly result for his connections in the $1 million Caulfield Guineas in Melbourne.

Juvenile detainees at Perth's Banksia Hill detention centre are involved in a disturbance at the facility for the third time in five weeks, damaging part of the facility and causing Special Operations Group staff to be deployed.

Winx had scared away most challengers before Saturday's Caulfield Stakes, and those who did show up were no match for the champion mare.

A north-Queensland farming family's battle against a devastating banana virus.

The second satellite designed to give regional Australians better internet launched this week.

Plans to make Kangaroo Island cat-free.

An extra 82 new permanent child safety workers will be employed to lower caseloads in Queensland's troubled Child Safety Department.

Some Wangaratta residents have returned to their homes after being evacuated over concerns about a leaking levee, the State Emergency Service says.

Victoria is set to be hit by a "significant wind event" on Sunday, which will cause damage, mainly from fallen trees, the State Emergency Service (SES) says.

Traffic in the southern NSW coastal town of Batemans Bay is flowing again, after a key bridge became stuck with its middle section raised, preventing cars from crossing.

An Australian sailor attempts to sail "the wrong way" around the world in what he hopes will be a record-breaking journey aboard his 34-foot boat.

Traffic in the southern NSW coastal town of Batemans Bay is backed up for kilometres after a key bridge became stuck with its middle section raised, preventing cars from crossing.

A gold mine proposed for Woodside in the Adelaide Hills could harm the region's food and wine production, businesses and primary producers who are fighting the plan say.

Interstate and international visitors are among the hundreds who have turned up to tip-toe through the tulips.

Catch up with the latest podcast of Saturday Talkback Gardening with Jon Lamb and Ashley Walsh.

A 10-week trial of AFL and softball matches in remote communities creates a social buzz in WA's central desert, helping bringing people together.

Chaz Mostert's Ford team has topped the timesheets following some anxious moments at the final Bathurst 1000 practice at Mount Panorama on Saturday.

South Australia's Greens leader is worried members of the State Government's citizens' jury are not getting all the facts as they consider whether the state should pursue a nuclear future.

Australia knows it is in for a fierce contest against arch rivals New Zealand when netball's Constellation Cup gets underway on Sunday.

A man is charged with murder after allegedly driving a council four-wheel-drive into a house full of mourners, north-west of Cairns, killing a woman who was sitting by a coffin.

Police try to find out what caused a jet ski crash which left a woman dead and a child in hospital on the New South Wales mid-north coast late yesterday.

Juvenile detainees at Perth's Banksia Hill detention centre are involved in a disturbance at the prison for the third time in five weeks, damaging part of the facility and causing Special Operations Group staff to be deployed.

Almost two thirds of people in NSW and the ACT support the decision to end greyhound racing, despite the issue becoming a political hot potato for Premier Mike Baird, a survey by the RSPCA finds.

With a legacy of egalitarian social housing and architectural significance, Sydney's Sirius building is too good to lose.

Devotees of kombuchaa type of fermented teainsist it promotes healthy gut bacteria and can prevent everything from yeast infections to cancer. But what does the science say?

A man is dead and his twin brother escapes injury after their ute plunged down a seven-metre embankment at Bunyip, in Gippsland overnight.

Greg Inglis will remain with South Sydney until at least the end of the 2020 NRL season, with the Rabbitohs captain signing a three-year contract extension.

Juvenile detainees at Perth's Banksia Hill detention centre are involved in a disturbance at the prison for the third time in five weeks.

Concerns about a leaking levee at Wangaratta, in northern Victoria, ease overnight and emergency officials say residents can return home later today.

Police charge a man with murder after he allegedly drove a vehicle into a house full of mourners at a funeral on Queensland's western Cape York.

Adelaide students returning from a visit to Sweden learn of the struggles of the Indigenous Sami people, who they say endured stolen generations and forced removal from their landmuch like Indigenous Australians.

Police try to find out what caused a jet ski crash which left a woman dead and a child in hospital on the New South Wales mid-north coast late yesterday.

Retirees in the West Australian town of Busselton trial a new system allowing them to sell excess energy they have generated from their solar panels direct to their neighbours.

Father Peter Manuel is unusual in the Christian clergy; he is in favour of same-sex marriage and runs a weekly service for the LGBTI community in Subiaco.

Brent Harvey confirms his retirement from AFL football after a record 432 matches with North Melbourne.